intestine
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3.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/
:
intestino
- After the surgery, the surgeon confirmed that the patient's intestine was functioning properly.
- small intestine
- large intestine
- colon and intestine
So throughout our body, throughout our intestines, there is a single layer of cells.
- So throughout our body, throughout our intestines, there is a single layer of cells.
- And one of the jobs that our: has the varge intestine, is to pull the water out.
- So those tight junctions in their intestine become loose.
- These are microscopic bugs in our intestines.
- Fat cells and in cells in your small intestine.
- It just starts a cascade of events in neurons of the intestine where obstokin aggregates.
- You also have a gut microbiome that is in your throat, in your stomach, and in your intestines.
- I want to paint your intestines up with some wings.
- And it's now his small intestines are like huge.
- Yeah, just like a you're fucking intestine would scream.
- So our our stomachs and our intestines are serious.
- So I'll say this, large intestine will show the heart and then the kidneys.
- So I I would eat in my car so that my my intestines were a little folded.
- This is butterflies in my stomach, intestines tied in knots, right?
Examples
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And it's the lining of the intestine is a sheet of cells.
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The adult worm lives in the intestine and causes very few symptoms.
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Now it's going to be in the intestine and it will be absorbed.
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So throughout our body, throughout our intestines, there is a single layer of cells.
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It's the intestines of the cow.
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So the X-ray show that there is something wrong in the intestines.
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First, ZnT4 may move zinc out of the small intestine into the bloodstream.
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When surgeons remove portions of a diseased intestine, the remainder compensates by increasing its surface area.
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The doctor explained that the intestine absorbs nutrients from the food we eat.
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Inflammation in the intestine can lead to serious digestive issues for many patients.
Synonyms
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3.3
The long tube in the body that digests food after the stomach
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3.5
The long tubes after the stomach that carry food and waste, like the small and large intestines
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A long narrow tube between the stomach and large bowel that digests food and takes in nutrients
- Specialized
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2.8
The lower tube in the body that absorbs water from waste before the waste leaves the body
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word intestine comes from an old Latin word intestinus meaning 'internal' or 'within', and it is like the English word internal. So the intestine is the 'inside' tube of the body where food is broken down and nutrients are absorbed.